Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson is pleased to see Patrick van Aanholt again on the scoresheet.

The Dutch fullback struck in victory over Huddersfield last weekend.

Van Aanholt said: "If I were to be honest, and I think he is honest too, I don't think it has been as good of a season as the one had last year; I thought last year, especially towards the end of the season when we had a wonderful end and really got a lot of points to lift us from certain relegation, I thought Patrick was outstanding in that period of time.

"But I am pleased to see now that we are starting to see that Patrick back again. I will also say that I think in the time we have worked together, he has worked very, very hard himself on the defensive side of his game.

"There's no doubt about his talent as a footballer, technically he is really, really gifted; he is very good when he gets into forward positions. And I spoke to him not long back and said to him: 'We are missing your goals'.

"He put that right on Saturday, so I am pleased with Patrick, we are pleased with Patrick, and there's no doubt in my opinion that he's got a margin of progression and he can go on to be an even better left-back than he's showing at the moment; I believe he shares my feelings on the subject and is keen himself to improve all the time."